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It's a Bird! It's a Plane! It's the Costume Institute Gala!

Last night in New York, the Metropolitan Museum of Art became the backdrop for glamour when Vogue editor Anna Wintour threw the fashion industry's biggest bash of the year, the annual Costume Institute Gala. This year's fête flaunted a superheroes theme, inviting boldface beauties to soar onto the red carpet all in the name of high fashion. From Kathryn Neale Shaffer's hip-high, steel-tip motor boots to Cecilia Dean's Swan Lake-inspired ensemble, there was nary a wallflower in sight. Even the hostess swapped her archetypal uniform for a space-age silvery gown by Chanel, transforming from a sartorial-minded Lois Lane into an uber-chic Wonder Woman. (Say what you will, Lagerfeld is a genius.) Here are VF Daily's picks for the top five looks of the evening, capes not included.